complexin en · NOUN
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin con- Proto-Indo-European *pel- Proto-Indo-European *pleḱ-der. Proto-Italic *plektōder. Latin plectō Latin complector Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Italic *-tus Latin -tus Latin complexuslbor. French complexebor. English complex Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnusder. Old French -inbor. Middle English -in English -ineclip. English -in English complexin From complex + -in.
Meanings
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A type of protein found in nerve tissue.
We next examined which complexin sequences mediate spontaneous and evoked fusion.
2009 January 23, Anton Maximov et al., “Complexin Controls the Force Transfer from SNARE Complexes to Membranes in Fusion”, in Science, volume 323, number 5913, →DOI:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| complexins | Number=Plur | lexicographic |